Deletion of Clusterin Protects Cochlear Hair Cells against Hair Cell Aging and Ototoxicity

Figure 3

Hearing and basilar membrane morphology of Clu^-/- mice in one month. (a) ABR hearing thresholds and DPOAE hearing threshold were measured at 32, 16, and 8 kHz in Clu^−/− and WT mice at P1m. . (b) Cochlear basilar membrane morphology of Clu^−/− mice at P1m. (c) Organ of Corti in the basal cochlear regions of P1m Clu^−/− mice. No hair cells or supporting cell defects were observed.

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